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Cities for Play with Natalia Krysiak

July 26, 2021 • Vicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell • Season 2 • Episode 29

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In this episode, we’re chatting with Natalia Krysiak, founder of Cities for Play, about making play a priority in the design of our urban spaces and how to make the changes we want to see for our children.

👉 Natalie Shares

About Cities For Play, including what she does there and her vision for the future
Some shocking statistics linked to the built environment
What children have to say about designing cities and the beautiful consistencies between children of different cultures
How a built environment can promote children's health and well-being with a focus on play and active mobility
Which cities are implementing best practice
How we as parents can encourage our local councils to make our cities more child-friendly
Why there has been a reduction in free play and roaming areas over the past few generations
What we have learnt so far about the pandemic's impact on children's play and mobility

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👉 Resources & References

Cities for Play Website
Child Friendly Neighbourhoods

LinkedIn
Twitter: @NataliaK_au
Instagram: @citiesforplay

Book Recommendations:
Bush Toys by Claudia Haagen

👉 Guest Details

Natalia Krysiak, a practicing architect at Hayball Architects and founder of Cities for Play, Natalia specialises in the design of child-oriented environments. She is a passionate advocate for playful cities and spaces, engaging in placemaking and research initiatives around the world. In 2019 Natalia was awarded a Churchill Fellowship exploring best practice for designing child-friendly, high density neighbourhoods in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada and the UK. Her research explores how we can create more playful and child-friendly urban environments.

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